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Household of James Thompson (born 1818, Dumfriesshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Mary, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.
James Thompson and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thompson, born in 1818 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thompson, born in 1824 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; William G (born 1857 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alexander G M (born 1866 in France).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Visitor, Allice A (born 1861 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Jane (born 1862 in Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Martha (born 1862 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
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James Thompson's household
James
Thompson
Head
Elizabeth
Thompson
Wife
William G
Thompson
Son
Alexander G M
Thompson
Son
Allice A
Hay
Visitor
Jane
Watt
Servant
Martha
Nicoll
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Thompson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 63 |
| Birth year | 1818 |
| Birth place | Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Thompson | Head | Married | 63 | 1818 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Thompson | Wife | Married | 57 | 1824 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
William G | Thompson | Son | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Alexander G M | Thompson | Son | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | France | |
Allice A | Hay | Visitor | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Watt | Servant | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Martha | Nicoll | Servant | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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